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Saddam Hussein’s Capsized Yacht Is a Curious Attraction For Sightseers and Locals in Iraq
The wreckage of Saddam Hussein’s former presidential yacht haunts the Shatt al-Arab waterway in Basra, Iraq, drawing adventurous sightseers and local fishermen in the aftermath of Saddam Hussein’s ouster and, later, his death. The 120.70 m yacht, dubbed the “al-Mansur,” was once among the dictator’s private flotilla, but Saddam Hussein never boarded the vessel after…
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Colin Powell Dies of Complications From Covid-19
Colin Powell, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a key figure in multiple Republican administrations, and the first Black person to serve as secretary of state, has died of complications from covid-19 at the age of 84.